The Joy of Deception and Other Stories

Gretchen Johnson lives in Beaumont, Texas, and works as an English Instructor at Lamar University. Her short stories and poems have appeared in The Blue Bear Review, The Meridian Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, Poetry Harbor, Spout Press, The Sow’s Ear Poetry Review, and others. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Southwest Minnesota State University and her MFA in Creative Writing from Texas State University. 


Editorial Staff of Lamar University Press

Rebecca Balcarcel, creative nonfiction, Hispanic literature, and poetry
     Rebecca Balcarcel is a poet, teacher, and editor.

Daniel Bartlett, fiction, general nonfiction
     Dr. Bartlett is Director of College Readiness at Lamar University.

Mark Busby, editorial advisor
     Dr. Busby is a novelist, scholar, teacher, and editor.

Sandra Chalyy, fiction, general nonfiction

Julie Chappell, poetry and pre-modern literature
     Dr. Chappell is a professor of literature at Tarleton State University

Lisa Craig, Art Consultant

Martin M. Jacobsenbiography, general nonfiction, and publicity advisor
     Dr. Jacobsen is associate professor of English at West Texas A&M University. He has published articles in rhetorical theory, literary criticism, and sociology. His book, Transformations of Literacy in Computer-mediated Communication: Orality, Literacy, Cyberdiscursivity, was published in 2002.

Richard Moseleyfiction
     Dr. Moseley, Professor Emeritus at West Texas A&M university, has served since 1999 as fiction editor for the highly successful journal Amarillo Bay.

Michael Sanchezart editor; fiction and general nonfiction
     A professional with print and graphics, Michael Sanchez is a talented book designer; he created the logo for Lamar University Press.

Robert Whitsitt, Technical Advisor and editor, fiction and drama
     Bob Whitsitt is the publisher of the critically acclaimed literary e-zine Amarillo Bay, which has come out quarterly since 1999. It has "subscribers" in 27 states and nine foreign countries.

Carroll Wilson, fiction and general nonfiction
     Carroll Wilson has more than 40 years of experience as editor and writer.

Mallory Young, women’s/feminist/postfeminist literature, film, and popular culture
     Dr. Young, a professor at Tarleton State University, is a scholar, teacher, and writer.      

Associate Editors

Jennifer Ravey

Rachel Klauss

Arwin Burkett 

Elizabeth Charles

Chelsea McAuley

Press Director

Jerry Craven
     A publishing writer, Jerry Craven has served as an editor for several presses including Ink Brush Press and Texas A&M University Press.

































 

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